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La mère dans le feu de la composition, l'enfant est dans l'eau de la baignoire!

February 26, 1844

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a woman seated at a desk writing, with a child playfully half-submerged in a basin of water beside her. The room is cluttered with framed pictures and household items. The furniture and decor suggest a period style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number

2015.143.336
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1227, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77014118

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